“My Property Is NOT for Sale”: The Shocking Power of Eminent Domain in New Jersey
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Trenton NJ, Nothing strikes fear into the heart of a homeowner quite like hearing the government is coming for their land. Eminent domain was originally designed as an extraordinary, rarely used legal tool reserved strictly for major, essential public benefits—think public hospitals, major highways, or critical infrastructure. But in New Jersey, eminent domain is rapidly turning into something else entirely: a government real estate tool used to strip away private property rights.
